"brown noser" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈbɹaʊn/ /ˈnoʊzər

BROWN-noh-zer

UK

bɹˈaʊn/ /ˈnəʊzə

brown-NOH-zuh

释义

A person who flatters someone in authority or tries too hard to please them, usually to gain personal advantage. It is an informal and often negative expression.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈbɹaʊn/ /ˈnoʊzər

英式英语

bɹˈaʊn/ /ˈnəʊzə

简化发音

美式

BROWN-noh-zer

英式

brown-NOH-zuh

语境中听

Nobody likes a brown noser at work.

He is such a brown noser with the teacher.

Don’t be a brown noser just to get what you want.

Everyone knows Jake is the biggest brown noser in the office.